Softstone in Arabia & Iran - British Museum ?

Jul 21, 2004 . Arabia and Iran from the Bronze Age through to more recent times. The organisers . 16.00 St John SIMPSON (The British Museum): Changing patterns of manufacture . as the visit of a goddess by a man who obtains a vessel or plant from her. 4 . silicate), 10-15% quartz and a small amount of cristobalite.